Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-09
DALLAS.
Detective Brides Mail Carrier E,
Open Letter TO Ascertain
McDuffie's Whereabouts.
The Examining Trial of George K. Puckett,
tbs Young Mail Robber. Results in
His Committal.

| Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, Feb. S.-The examining
| trial of George Il. Pickett, charged with
mail robbery, was heard this morning be-
fore Commissioner Burford, and resulted
IN the commlttal Of the prisoner under
bond of $3.50. Pickett is youth of but
| twelve years. He had been carrier be-
tween Marion, Ky, and some small point
near there. While in this service he
tempered with the mails, was indicted,
and released on 500 bond. Pending
his trial he ran away and endeavored to
reach his father, in Denton county, near
Fl OF Point, who had separated from his
vile many years ago. While
en- route on the Texas and
Pacific, the lad made his way to the mail
car and, at the request of the route agent,
assisted in asserting the mail. After his
departure the agent discovered that two
registered packages containing $3.50 were
missing. The boy was arrested and
brought to Dallas with the above results.
1t was a sad case, and the youth of the
prisoner, with his prompt acknowledge
ment of the crime, made the court easy
on him. He will doubtless give the re-
quired bond.
COUNTY COURT.
Jack McCallem was convicted of theft
of a watch, and sentenced to thirty days
and fined SIC.
S. L. Pendleton was convicted of
lunacy, and will be carried to the asy-
lum at once.
DISTRICT COURT.
JEFF Simpson, colored, was convicted
of the murder of Laura Hobbs and SEN
fenced to two years. Steve Evans was
convicted of theft and sentenced to two
years. f. II. Williams was convicted of
theft from the person and sentenced to
five years.
The Federal court is hearing the case
of the Stilwell Manufacturing Company
of Ohio VS.. W. c. Howard and others on
notes for machinery, which defendants
claim was defective and fell short of
guarantee.
The hostler Of Dr.. Thompson this at
ternoon ran off with his employers
horse and buggy.
Sheriff Ryburn Of Ellis county took
Eugene Born to WaxahaChie this even
ing. Born was convicted Of cattle steal
ing in the last District court of Ellis
county, and has been confined here for
safe keeping.
This afternoon ct six o'clock, 8 couple
OF colored kids, while engaged in game
of "craps" for profit, got into IN alterca''
ton One drew 4 pistol and shot the
other The ball passed through the fap
of the ear and lodged in the neck. The
wound is slight, but it first caused much
commotion, and the would-be sport yelled
for dear life,
Late this afternoon W. C. Gordon, e
mail carrier in the city, was arrested for
opening letter addressed to Mrs. A.
Bradley. The letter was from T. II.
McDufffe, the bucket shop swind
Ter who defrauded S. S. Floyd
& Co. of about S2j00 and was
postmarked Toronto, Canada. Mrs.
Bradley is McDuflie's mother-in-law, and
the letter was sent to her for his wife.
Jack Duncan, the detective, bribed the
mail-carrier for 500 to open the letter,
in order to ascertain McDnffie's where
abouts. The prisoner had an examining
trial before Commissioner Burford, and
was committed under bond of $500. LII
is a clear case of shreWdnesS on the part
of the detective, and OF weakness on the
part of the carrier.
Several charges of croOkedness are now
being rumored against the Gainesville
robbers. They are suspected as being
the parties who robbed the safe of holland
& Smith in Dallas recently. THE GAZETTE
reporter this afternoon had an interview
with gentleman recently come to Dal-
las who is positive that A. j. Wilson,
alias Taylor, is the man who detraudeG
the Southern Express Company of about
$1,000 in Georgia about fifteen years ago.
The gentleman alluded to was in the en-
ploy of the Southern Express Company at
the time, as local agent, and part of the
money was drawn from his office.
Maj or Buford, negro driver, shot and
dangerously wounded his wife in the
back at 10 O'Clock p. m. The negroes
are incensed, and the would-be murderer
will swing if caught.